A History of Narrative Film

David A. Cook

W.W. Norton, 2004 - Performing Arts - 1120 pages

Sophisticated in its analytical content, current and comprehensive in its coverage of all aspects of film and filmmaking, and informed throughout by fascinating historical and cultural contexts, A History of Narrative Film is widely acknowledged to be the definitive text in the field.

About the author

David A. Cook is a Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He is the author of Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979 (University of California Press, 2002).

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Narrative Film
• Author: David A. Cook
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: W.W. Norton, 2004
• ISBN: 0393978680, 9780393978681
• Length: 1120 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism